iPhone constantly thinks headphones are plugged in!

ClemTiger0408 · Apr 23, 2008, 05:27 PM

Help!

My iPhone thinks I have headphones plugged in even when I do not. I cannot make calls without headphones now.

Obviously I tried restarting the phone, plugging and removing headphones.

Has anyone heard of this problem before? What should I do?

OCP · Apr 23, 2008, 06:10 PM

This happened to me today actually and all I did was plug the headphones that I used earlier back in and out again, and the phone is back to normal.

NeoMayhem · Apr 23, 2008, 06:27 PM

Just plug and unplug the headphones about 10 times really quick. That fixes this problem most of the time. If not, clean out the port with a que tip and rubbing alcohol and then try it again.

bencomley · Jun 20, 2009, 03:56 AM

I've tried all the others with temporary sucess but the one that works is cleaning the socket with a cotton bud or Q tip dipped in pure alcohol. I've read a few things saying this is a bad idea but it works! And alcohol evaporates so quickly it doesn't have a chance to damage anything, just surface clean the socket contacts. Whatever else you read save yourself time and clean your headphone socket. It works!
And if your not sure about which alcohol, I have used the hand steralising type that is common everywhere, for hand cleaning, with the swine flu pandemic.

orpheus1120 · Jun 20, 2009, 04:07 AM

Basically any type of clinical alcohol works. You may wanna try methylated spirit, acetone etc. You can get it from any local pharmacy/chemists depending which country you from.

zulkiflim · Jun 20, 2009, 06:34 AM

Heya

i would recommend if you are using the solution above,make sure your phone is off.
And you do it with the phone held vertical.
Dont use too much alchohol....LOLOL..

Either that just go back to the apple/at-t store for an exchange.

It may either be a defective port / software.

EVanr · Apr 11, 2013, 12:12 AM

What should I do if none of these ideas work?

Apr 23, 2008, 05:27 PM	#1
ClemTiger0408 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	iPhone constantly thinks headphones are plugged in! Help! My iPhone thinks I have headphones plugged in even when I do not. I cannot make calls without headphones now. Obviously I tried restarting the phone, plugging and removing headphones. Has anyone heard of this problem before? What should I do?
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Jun 20, 2009, 03:56 AM	#4
bencomley macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2009	Clean the socket I've tried all the others with temporary sucess but the one that works is cleaning the socket with a cotton bud or Q tip dipped in pure alcohol. I've read a few things saying this is a bad idea but it works! And alcohol evaporates so quickly it doesn't have a chance to damage anything, just surface clean the socket contacts. Whatever else you read save yourself time and clean your headphone socket. It works! And if your not sure about which alcohol, I have used the hand steralising type that is common everywhere, for hand cleaning, with the swine flu pandemic.
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Apr 23, 2008, 06:10 PM	#2
OCP macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2007	This happened to me today actually and all I did was plug the headphones that I used earlier back in and out again, and the phone is back to normal.
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Apr 23, 2008, 06:27 PM	#3
NeoMayhem macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2003	Just plug and unplug the headphones about 10 times really quick. That fixes this problem most of the time. If not, clean out the port with a que tip and rubbing alcohol and then try it again.
	0

Jun 20, 2009, 04:07 AM	#5
orpheus1120 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia	Basically any type of clinical alcohol works. You may wanna try methylated spirit, acetone etc. You can get it from any local pharmacy/chemists depending which country you from.
	0

Jun 20, 2009, 06:34 AM	#6
zulkiflim macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008	Heya i would recommend if you are using the solution above,make sure your phone is off. And you do it with the phone held vertical. Dont use too much alchohol....LOLOL.. Either that just go back to the apple/at-t store for an exchange. It may either be a defective port / software.
	0

Apr 11, 2013, 12:12 AM	#7
EVanr macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2013	What should I do if none of these ideas work?
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